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ENVIS CENTRE SIKKIM – On Status of environment & Its Related Issues (Environmental Information System) Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim, Deorali, Gangtok – 737102 Website: www.sikenvis.nic.in Email: [email protected] Tele/Fax: 03592-280381 Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim 1. Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim: (689 Species) SN Common Name Scientific Name 1 Parnassius acdestis 2 Imperial Apollo Parnassius imperator agustus 3 Varnished Apollo Parnassius acco 4 Hannyngton's Apollo Parnassius acco hunningitoni 5 Common Blue Apollo Parnassius hardwickii virdicans 6 Common Red Apollo Parnacissius epaphus sikkimensis 7 Blackedged Apollo Parnacissius simo 8 Bhutan glory Bhutanitis lidderdalii lidderdalii 9 Kaiser-I-Hind Teinopalpus imperialis imperialis 10 Brown Gorgon Meandrusa gyas gyas 11 Yellow Gorgon Meandrusa payeni evan 12 Sixbar Swordtails Pazala euroussikkimica 13 Spectacle Swordtail Pazala mandarinus paphus 14 Chain Swordtail Pathysa aristeus anticrates 15 Fivebar Swordtail Pathysa antiphates pompilus 16 Fourbar Swordtail Pathysa agetes agetes 17 Spot Swordtail Pathysa nomius nomius 18 Great Zebra Pathysa xenocles phrontis 19 Lesser Zebra Pathysa macareus indicus 20 Spotted Zebra Pathysa megarus megarus 21 Common Bluebottle Graphium sarpedon sarpedon 22 Glassy Bluebottle Graphium cloanthus 23 Tailed Jay Graphium agammemnon agammemnon 24 Veined Jay Graphium bathycles chiron 25 Great Jay Graphium eurypylus cheronus 26 Common Jay Graphium doson axion 27 Pemberton's Windmill Atrophaneura plutonius pembertoni 28 Rose Windmill Arophaneura latreillei 29 Common Windmill Atrophaneura polyeuctes 30 Great Windmill Atrophaneura dasarada dasarada 31 Lesser Batwing Arophaneura adioneus 32 Common Batwing Atrophaneura varuna astorion 33 Common Rose Pachilopta arisolochiae aristolochiae 34 Crimson Rose Pachilopta hector 35 Golden Birdwing Triodes aeacus 36 Common Birdwing Troides helena cereberus 37 Blue Stripped Mime Chilasa slateri slateri 38 Lesser Mime Chilasa epycides epycides 39 Tawny Mime Chilasa agestor agestor 40 Common Mime Chilasa clytia clytia 41 Yellow Swallowtail Papilio machaon sikkimensis 42 Lime Butterfly Princeps demoleus 43 Spangle Princeps protenor euprotenor 44 Tailed Red-Breast Princeps janaka 45 Redbreast Princeps alcmenor 46 Blue Mormon Princeps polymnestor 47 Great Mormon Priceps memnon agenor 48 Common Mormon Princeps polytes romulus 49 Red Helen Princeps helenus helenus 50 Yellow Helen Princeps nephelus chaon 51 Common Raven Princeps castor polas 52 Common Peacock Princeps polyctor ganesa 53 Paris Peacock Princeps paris paris 54 Blue Peacock Princeps arcturus arcturus 55 Krishna Peacock Princeps krishna

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ENVIS CENTRE SIKKIM – On Status of environment & Its Related Issues (Environmental Information System) Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim, Deorali, Gangtok – 737102

Website: www.sikenvis.nic.in Email: [email protected] Tele/Fax: 03592-280381

Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim

1. Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim: (689 Species)

SN Common Name Scientific Name

1 Parnassius acdestis

2 Imperial Apollo Parnassius imperator agustus

3 Varnished Apollo Parnassius acco

4 Hannyngton's Apollo Parnassius acco hunningitoni

5 Common Blue Apollo Parnassius hardwickii virdicans

6 Common Red Apollo Parnacissius epaphus sikkimensis

7 Blackedged Apollo Parnacissius simo

8 Bhutan glory Bhutanitis lidderdalii lidderdalii

9 Kaiser-I-Hind Teinopalpus imperialis imperialis

10 Brown Gorgon Meandrusa gyas gyas

11 Yellow Gorgon Meandrusa payeni evan

12 Sixbar Swordtails Pazala euroussikkimica

13 Spectacle Swordtail Pazala mandarinus paphus

14 Chain Swordtail Pathysa aristeus anticrates

15 Fivebar Swordtail Pathysa antiphates pompilus

16 Fourbar Swordtail Pathysa agetes agetes

17 Spot Swordtail Pathysa nomius nomius

18 Great Zebra Pathysa xenocles phrontis

19 Lesser Zebra Pathysa macareus indicus

20 Spotted Zebra Pathysa megarus megarus

21 Common Bluebottle Graphium sarpedon sarpedon

22 Glassy Bluebottle Graphium cloanthus

23 Tailed Jay Graphium agammemnon agammemnon

24 Veined Jay Graphium bathycles chiron

25 Great Jay Graphium eurypylus cheronus

26 Common Jay Graphium doson axion

27 Pemberton's Windmill Atrophaneura plutonius pembertoni

28 Rose Windmill Arophaneura latreillei

29 Common Windmill Atrophaneura polyeuctes

30 Great Windmill Atrophaneura dasarada dasarada

31 Lesser Batwing Arophaneura adioneus

32 Common Batwing Atrophaneura varuna astorion

33 Common Rose Pachilopta arisolochiae aristolochiae

34 Crimson Rose Pachilopta hector

35 Golden Birdwing Triodes aeacus

36 Common Birdwing Troides helena cereberus

37 Blue Stripped Mime Chilasa slateri slateri

38 Lesser Mime Chilasa epycides epycides

39 Tawny Mime Chilasa agestor agestor

40 Common Mime Chilasa clytia clytia

41 Yellow Swallowtail Papilio machaon sikkimensis

42 Lime Butterfly Princeps demoleus

43 Spangle Princeps protenor euprotenor

44 Tailed Red-Breast Princeps janaka

45 Redbreast Princeps alcmenor

46 Blue Mormon Princeps polymnestor

47 Great Mormon Priceps memnon agenor

48 Common Mormon Princeps polytes romulus

49 Red Helen Princeps helenus helenus

50 Yellow Helen Princeps nephelus chaon

51 Common Raven Princeps castor polas

52 Common Peacock Princeps polyctor ganesa

53 Paris Peacock Princeps paris paris

54 Blue Peacock Princeps arcturus arcturus

55 Krishna Peacock Princeps krishna

ENVIS CENTRE SIKKIM – On Status of environment & Its Related Issues (Environmental Information System) Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim, Deorali, Gangtok – 737102

Website: www.sikenvis.nic.in Email: [email protected] Tele/Fax: 03592-280381

Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim

SN Common Name Scientific Name

56 Psyche Leptosia nina nina

57 Butler's Dwarf Baltia butleri sikkima

58 Thibet Blackvein Aporia peloria

59 Grea Blackvein Aporia agathon agathon

60 Chumbi white Pieris dubernardi chumbiensis

61 Greenvein White Pieris montana

62 Chumbi Greenvein White Pieris melaina

63 Indian cabbage White Pieris canidia indica

64 Large cabbage White Pieris brassicae nepalensis

65 Spotted Sawtooth Prioneris thestylis thestylis

66 Redspot Sawtooth Prioneris clemanthe clemanthe

67 Pioneer Anapheis aurota aurota

68 Orange Albatross Appias nero galba

69 Chocolate Albatross Appias lyncida elenora

70 Plain Puffin Appias indra indra

71 Spot Puffin Apias lalage durvasa

72 Common Albatross Appias albina darada

73 Common Wanderer Pareronia valeria hippa

74 Pale Wanderer Pareronia avatar avaar

75 Common Gull Cepora nerissa nerissa

76 Lesser Gull Cepora nadina nadina

77 Yellow Orangetip Ixias pyrene familiaris

78 Great Orangetip Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe

79 Common Jezebel Delias eucharis

80 Hill Jezebel Delias belladona ithiela

81 Redspot Jezebel Delias descombesi descombesi

82 Yellow Jezebel Delias agostina agostina

83 Pale Jezebel Delias sanaca oreas

84 Dark Jezebel Delias berinda boyleae

85 Red breast jezebel Delias thysbe pyramus

86 Painted Jezebel Delias hyparete indica

87 Redbase Jezebel Delias aglaia

88 Common Emigrant Catopsilia pomona

89 Mottled Emigrant Catopsilia pyranthe

90 Tailed Sulphur Dercas verhuelli doubledayi

91 Plain Sulphur Dercas lycoris lycoris

92 Common Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni nepalensis

93 Tree Yellow Gandaca harina assamica

94 The Small Grass Yellow Eurema brigitta rubella

95 Spotless Grass Yellow Eurema laeta sikkima

96 Tree spot Grass Yellow Eurema blanda silhetana

97 Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe contubernalis

98 Scarce Grass Yellow Eurema jordani

99 One Spot Grass Yellow Eurema andersoni andersoni

100 Chocolate Grass Yellow Eurema sari sodalis

101 Orange Clouded Yellow Colias stoliczakana miranda

102 Everest Clouded Yellow Colias berylla

103 Fawcett's Clouded Yellow Colias nina nina

104 Dwarf Clouded Yellow Colias dubia

105 Dark Clouded Yellow Colias fieldi

106 Common Gem Poritia hewitsoni hewitsoni

107 Moth Buterfly Liphyra brassolis

108 Common Brownie Miletus boisduvali assamensis

109 Crenulate Darkie Allotinus drumila

110 Great Darkie Allotinus multistrigatus multistrigatus

111 Forest Pierrot Taraka hamada mendesia

112 Apefly Spalgis epius epius

113 Bright Sunbeam Curetis bulis

ENVIS CENTRE SIKKIM – On Status of environment & Its Related Issues (Environmental Information System) Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim, Deorali, Gangtok – 737102

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Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim

SN Common Name Scientific Name

114 Angled Sunbeam Curetis dentata

115 Metallic Green Hairstreak Chrysozephyrus duma duma

116 Metallic Green Hairstreak Chrysozephyrus sikkimmensis

117 Powdered Green Hairstreak Chrysozephyrus zoa

118 Silver Hairstrek Chrysozephyrus syla assamica

119 Kirbari Hairstreak Chrysozephyrus kirbarensis

120 Lilac Oakblue Narathura camadeo camadeo

121 Doherty's Dull Oakblue Narathura khamti

122 Indian Oakblue Narathura alemon

123 Powdered Oakblue Narathura bazalus

124 Large Oakblue Arhopala amantes amantes

125 Green Oakblue Arhopala eumolphus eumolphus

126 Dark Himalayan Oakblue Arhopala paramuta

127 Aberrant Bushblue Arhopala abseus indicus

128 Bifid Plushblue Flos diardi

129 Shining Plushblue Flos fulgida

130 Spangled Plushblue Flos asoka

131 Chinese Plushblue Flos chinensis

132 Tailless Plushblue Flos areste

133 Spotless Oakblue Narathura fulla ignara

134 Centaur Oakblue Nilasera centaurus pirithous

135 Variegated Plushblue Nilasera adriana

136 Yellow Disc Oakblue Panchala singla

137 Yellodisc Tailless Oakblue Arhopala perimuta perimua

138 Dusky Bushblue Acesina paraganesa paraganesa

139 Common Acacia Blue Surendra quercetorum quercetorum

140 Silverstreaked Acacia Blue Surendra todara distorta

141 Sylhet Oakblue Amblypodia silhetensis silhetensis

142 Singapore Oakblue Amblypodia yendava

143 Common Leaf Blue Amblypodia anita anita

144 Hewitson's Dull Oakblue Narathura aenea

145 Dark Himalayan Oakblue Narathura rama rama

146 Silverstreak Iraota timoleon

147 Common Tinsel Caapaecilma elegans major

148 Dark Tinsel Catapaecilma delicatum

149 Yamfly Loxura atymnus continentalis

150 Branded Yamfly Yasoda tripunctuata

151 Common Onyx Horaga onyx onyx

152 Yellow Onyx Horaga moulmeina

153 Brown Onyx Horaga viola

154 Monkey Puzzle Rathinda amor

155 Common Imperial Cheritra freja freja

156 Truncate Imperial Cheritrella truncipennis

157 Blue Imperial Ticherra acte

158 Blue Posy Biduanda melisa cyara

159 Khakishot Silverline Spindasis ictis

160 Common Silverline Spindasis vulcans fusca

161 Silvergrey Silverline Spindasis sani

162 Khaki silverline Spindasis rukmini

163 Club Silverline Spindasis syama peguanus

164 Elwes's Silverline Spindasis elwesi

165 Longbanded Silverline Spindasis lohita himalayanus

166 Straightline Royal Iolaus diaeus

167 Dark Blue Royal Pratapa icetas extensa

168 Pallid Royal Tajuria albiplaga

169 Chestnut and Black Royal Tajuria yajna isotroidea

170 Branded Royal Tajuria melastigma

171 Spotted Royal Tajuria maculata

ENVIS CENTRE SIKKIM – On Status of environment & Its Related Issues (Environmental Information System) Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim, Deorali, Gangtok – 737102

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Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim

SN Common Name Scientific Name

172 Slate Royal Maneca bhotea

173 Pale Grand Imperial Jacoona fabronia

174 Banded Royal Charana jalindra indra

175 Mandarinus Blue Charana mandarinus

176 White Royal Tajuria illurgis

177 Chocolae Royal Ramelana jangala ravata

178 Bi-Spot Royal Ancema ctesia

179 WhiteBanded Royal Ancema cotys

180 Silver Royal Ancema Blanka argentea

181 Broad Tail Royal Camena cleobis

182 White Royal Camena deva lila

183 Common tit Hypolycaena erylus himavantus

184 Blue Tit Chliaria kina cachara

185 Orchid Tit Chliaria othona

186 Fluffy Tit Zeltus amasa

187 Cornelian Deudorix epijarbus amatius

188 Green Flash Artipe eryx

189 Common Guava Blue Virachola isocrates

190 Large Guava Blue Virachola perse perse

191 Pale Spark Sinthusa Virgo

192 Broad Spark Sinthusa chandrana grotei

193 Narrow Spark Sinthusa nasaka ambe

194 Witch Araotes lapithis

195 Plane Bindahara phocides phocides

196 Indigo Flash Rapala varuna oresis

197 Refulgent Flash Rapala refulgens

198 Slate Flash Rapala manae schistacea

199 Scarce Slate Flash Rapala scintilla

200 Shot Flash Rapala buxaria

201 Common Red Flash Rapala jarbas

202 Common Flash Bidaspa nissa nissa

203 Copper Flash Vadebra petosibis

204 Chumbi Green Underwing Lycaena younghusbandi

205 Lister's Hairstreak Pamela dudgeoni

206 Common Copper Lycaena phalaeas flavens

207 Purple Sapphire Heliophorus epicles indicus

208 Golden Sapphire Heliophorus brahma

209 Hybrid Sapphire Heliophorus hybrida

210 Azure Sapphire Heliophorus androcles moorei

211 Powdery Green Sapphire Heliophorus tamu

212 Ciliate Blue Anthene emolus

213 Straightwing Blue Orthomiella pontis pontis

214 Pointed Pierrot Niphanda cymbia

215 Dingy Line Blue Petreleae dana

216 Large 4-line Blue Nacaduba pactolus continentalis

217 Violet 4-line Blue Nacaduba pavana vajuva

218 Pointed Line Blue Nacaduba helicoin meriguiana

219 Pale 4-Line Blue Nacaduba hermus nabo

220 Transparent 6-Line Blue Nacaduba kurava euplea

221 Opaque 6-Line Blue Nacaduba beroe gythion

222 Banded Line Blue Prosotas aluta coelistis

223 Bhutya Line Blue Prosotas bhutea

224 Tailless Lineblue Prosotas dubiosa sivoka

225 Angled Pierrot Caleta caleta decidia

226 Elbowed Pierrot Caleta elna noliteia

227 Common Cerrulean Jamides celeno celeno

228 Metallic Cerulean Jamides alecto eurysaces

229 Forget Me Not Caochrysops strabo

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Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim

SN Common Name Scientific Name

230 Peablue Lampides boeticus

231 Dark Cerilean Jamides bochus

232 Glistening Cerulean Jamides elpis palissa

233 Zebra Blue Syntarucus plinius

234 Common Pierrot Castalius rosimon rosimon

235 Striped Pierrot Tarucus nara

236 Dark Pierrot Tarucus ananda

237 Assam Pierrot Tarucuc venosus dharta

238 Pointed Pierrot Tarucus callinara

239 Dark Glass Blue Zizeeria knyasna

240 Grass Jewel Zizeeria trochilus trochilus

241 Pale Grass Blue Pseudozizeeria maha

242 Tiny Grass Blue Zizula hylax

243 Tailed cupid Everes argiades hellotia

244 Chapman's Cupid Everes hugelli dura

245 Dusky Blue Cupid Everes dipora

246 Forest Quaker Pihecops corvus

247 Bright Babul Blue Azanus ubaldus

248 Dull Babul Blue Azanus uranus

249 Margined Hedge Blue Lycaenopsis marginata

250 White Banded Hedge Blue Lycaenopsis transpectus

251 Quaker Neopihecops zalmora

252 Malayan Megisba malaya sikkima

253 Albocerulean Celastrina albocerulea

254 Plain Hedge Blue Celastrina lavenduralis placida

255 Plale Hedge Blue Celasrina cardia dilecta

256 Large Hedge Blue Celastrina hugelii oreanea

257 Hill Hedge Blue Celastrina argiolus sikkima

258 Hill Hedge Blue Celastrina argiolus jyntea

259 Common Hedge Blue Acetolepis puspa gisca

260 Gram Blue Euchrysops cnejus

261 Chumbi Argus Polyommatus semiargus annulata

262 Common Meadow Blue Polyommatus eros arene

263 Mountaim Blue Albulina pheretes pharis

264 Azure Mountain Blue Albulina pheretes arcaseia

265 Lime Blue Chilades laius

266 Plains Cupid Edales pandava

267 Chapman's Blue Everes diporides

268 Punchinello Zemeros flegyas indicus

269 Lesser Punch Dodona dipaea dipaea

270 Tailed Punch Dodona eugenes venox

271 Mixed Punch Dodona ouida ouida

272 Striped Punch Dodona adonira adonira

273 Orange Punch Dodona egeon

274 Dark Judy Abisara fylla

275 Tailed Judy Abisara neophron neophron

276 Spot Judy Abisara chela chela

277 Plum Judy Abisara echerius suffusa

278 Common Faun Faunis canens arcesilaus

279 Yellow Dryad Aemona amathusia amathusia

280 Northern Jungle Queen Sticopthalma camadeva camadeva

281 Chocolate Jungle Queen Sicopthalma nourmahal nourmahal

282 Jungle Glory Thaumanis diores diores

283 Kohinoor Amathuxidia amythaon

284 Common Duffer Discophora sondiaca zal

285 Great Duffer Discophora timora timora

286 Red Caliph Enispe euthymius euthymius

287 Blue Caliph Enipse cyncus

ENVIS CENTRE SIKKIM – On Status of environment & Its Related Issues (Environmental Information System) Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim, Deorali, Gangtok – 737102

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Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim

SN Common Name Scientific Name

288 Common Evening Brown Melanitis leda ismene

289 Dark Evening Brown Melanitis phedima bela

290 Great Evening Brown Melanitis zitenius zitenius

291 Banded Evening Brown Cyllogenes suradeva

292 Common Palmfly Elymnias hypermnestra undularis

293 Tiger Palmfly Elymnias nesaea timandra

294 Spotted Palmfly Elymnias malelas malelas

295 Blue Tstripped Palmfly Elymnias patna patna

296 Jezebel Palmfly Elymnias vasudeva vasudeva

297 White edged Wood Brown Lethe Visarava

298 Scarce Woodbrown Lethe siderea

299 Common Wood Brown Lethe sidonis sidonis

300 Small Wood Brown Lethe nicetella

301 Barred Woodbrown Lethe maithrya

302 Yellow Woodbrown Lethe nicetas

303 Spotted Mystic Lethe tristigmata

304 Dismal Mystic Lethe ocellata lyncus

305 Bamboo Treebreown Lethe europa niladana

306 Common TreeBrown Lethe rhoria rhoria

307 Bhutan Treebrown Lehe margarita

308 Common Red Forestor Lehe mekara mekara

309 Angled Red Forestr Lehe chandica chandica

310 Scarce Red Forestor Lethe disans

311 Common Forestor Lethe isana dinarbas

312 Brown Forestor Lethe serbonis serbonis

313 Brown Forestor Lehe serbonis teesta

314 Black Forestor Lethe vindhya

315 Bamboo Forestor Lethe kansa

316 Tailed Red Forestor Lethe sinorix

317 Blue Forestor Lethe scanda

318 Pale Forestor Lethe latiaris

319 Forestor Lethe bhairava

320 Straight Banded Treebrown Neope verma sintica

321 Banded Treebrown Neope confusa confusa

322 Veined Labyrinth Neope pulaha pulaha

323 Tailed Labyrinth Neope bhadra

324 Scarce Labyrinth Neope pulahina

325 Dusky Labyrinth Neope yama yama

326 Small Silverfork Zophoessa moelleri

327 Small goldenfork Zophoessa atkinsonia

328 Moeller's Silverfork Zophoessa molleri

329 Large Goldenfork Zophoessa goalpara goalpara

330 Lilacfork Zophoessa sura

331 Scarce Lilacfork Zophoessa dura gammiei

332 Treble Silverstripe Zophoessa baladeva baladeva

333 Single Silverstripe Zophoessa ramadeva ramadeva

334 Chumbi Wall Chonala masoni

335 Large Tawny Wall Raphicera satricus satricus

336 Small Tawny Wall Rhapicera moorei mantra

337 Tiger Brown Orinoma damaris

338 Dusky Diadem Ethope himachala

339 Yellow Owl Neorina hilda

340 Whitebar Bushbrown Mycalesis anaxias oemate

341 Lilacine Bushbrown Mycalesis franscica santana

342 Chinese Bushbrown Mycalesis gotama charaka

343 Common Bushbrown Mycalesis perseus blasius

344 Darkbrand bushbrown Mycalesis mineus mineus

345 Long Brand Bushbrown Mycalesis visala visala

ENVIS CENTRE SIKKIM – On Status of environment & Its Related Issues (Environmental Information System) Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim, Deorali, Gangtok – 737102

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Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim

SN Common Name Scientific Name

346 Wood-Mason's Bushbrown Mycalesis suavolens tylteri

347 White-Edged Bushbrown Mycalesis mestra vetus

348 Moore's Bushbrown Mycalesis heri

349 Salmon Branded Bushbrown Mycalesis misenus

350 Brighteye Bushbrown Mycalesis nicotia

351 Whiteline Bushbrown Mycalesis malsara

352 Nigger Orsotrioena medus medus

353 Ringlet Ragdia crisilda crito

354 Dark Catseye Zipoetis scylax

355 Himalayan Fivering Ypthima sakra sakra

356 Variegated Fivering Ypthima methora methora

357 Eastern Fivering Ypthima persimilis

358 Common Fivering Ypthima baldus baldus

359 Jewel Four Ring Ypthima avanta

360 Common Three Ring Ypthima asterope maharatta

361 Common Four Ring Ypthima hubenri hubenri

362 LargeThree Ring Ypthima newara

363 Pallid Argus Callerbia scanda scanda

364 Pallid Argus Callerbia scanda opima

365 Ringed Argus Callerbia ananda ananda

366 Ringed Argus Callerbia ananda caeca

367 Mottled Argus Callerbia narasingha narasingha

368 Mountain Argus Paraoeneis pumilus bicolor

369 Arctic Argus Paraoeneis palaearcticus sikkimensis

370 Narrow Banded Satyr Aulocera brahminus brahminiodes

371 Great satyr Aulocera padma padma

372 Great Satyr Aulocera padma loha

373 Common Satyr Aulocera swaha swaha

374 Striated Satyr Aulocera saraswati

375 Freak Calinaga buddha gautama

376 Tawny Rajah Charaxes polyxena hierax

377 Scarce Tawany Rajah Charaxes aristogiton

378 Yellow Rajah Charaxes marmax

379 Variegated Rajah Charaxes kaharuba

380 Black Rajah Charaxes fabius fabius

381 Common Nawab Polyura ahamas athsamas

382 Pallid Nawab Polyura arja

383 Malayan Nawab Polyura moori sandakanus

384 Jeweled Nawab Polyura delphis delphis

385 Stately Nawab Polyura dolon centralis

386 Great Nawab Polyura eudamippus eudamippus

387 White Emperor Helcyra hemina

388 Golden Emperor Dilipa morgiana

389 Sordid Emperor Apatura sordida sordida

390 Sergeant Emperor Apatura chevana

391 Indian Purple Emperor Apatura ambica ambica

392 Black Prince Rohana parisais parisatis

393 Brown Prince Rohana parvata

394 Pasha Herona marathus marathus

395 Eastern Courtier Sephisa chandra

396 Painted Courtsean Euripus consmilis consmilis

397 Courtsean Euripus halitheres

398 Circe Hestina nama

399 Siren Hestina persimilis persimilis

400 Popinjay Stibochiona nicea nicea

401 Constable Dichorragia nesimachus

402 Yellow Kaiser Penthema lisrada lisrada

403 Tabby Pseudorgolis wedah

ENVIS CENTRE SIKKIM – On Status of environment & Its Related Issues (Environmental Information System) Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim, Deorali, Gangtok – 737102

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Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim

SN Common Name Scientific Name

404 Angled Castor Ariadne ariadne pallidior

405 Common Castor Ariadne merione assama

406 Rustic Cupha erymanthis lotis

407 Common Leopard Phalanta Phalanta

408 Small Leopard Phalanta alcippe alcipoides

409 Large Yeoman Cirrochroa aoris aoris

410 Common Yeoman Cirrochroa yche mithila

411 Vagrant Issoria sinha sinha

412 Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia issaea

413 Indian Frittillary Argyreus hyperbius hyperbius

414 Large Silverstripe Childrena childreni childreni

415 Common Silverstripe Fabriciana kamala

416 Silverstreak Melitaea clara

417 Black Vein Fritillary Melitaea arcesia thibetana

418 BlackVein Fritillary Malitaea arcesia sikkimensis

419 Gem Silverspot Argynnis gammata gemmata

420 Mountain Silverspot Argnnis gemmata altissima

421 Straighwing Silverspot Boloria pales eupales

422 Yellow Pansy Precis hierta magna

423 Blue Pansy Precis orithya ocyale

424 Lemon Pansy Precis lemonias lemonias

425 Peacock Pansy Precis almana almana

426 Grey Pansy Precis atlies atlies

427 Chocolate Soldier Precis iphita iphita

428 Indian Red Admirals Vanessa indica indica

429 Painted Lady Cynthia cardui

430 Blue Admiral Kaniska canace canace

431 Eastern Comma Polygonia egea agnicula

432 Mountain Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae

433 Ladakh Tortoiseshell Aglais ladakensis

434 Indian Toroiseshell Aglais cachmirensis aesis

435 Camberwell Beauty Nymphalis antiopa yedanula

436 Common Jester Symbrenthia lilaea khasiana

437 Himalayan Jester Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda

438 Blue Tail Jester Symbrenhia niphanda niphanda

439 Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus

440 Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina

441 Autumn Leaf Doleschallia bisaltidae indica

442 Blue Oakleaf Kallima horsefieldi

443 Orange Oakleaf Kallima inachus inachus

444 Marbled Map Cyresis cocles cocles

445 Common Map Cyresis thyodamas thyodamas

446 Common Maplet Chersonesia risa risa

447 Chestnut streaked Sailer Neptis jumbah jumbah

448 Himalayan sailer Neptis mahendra

449 Common Sailer Neptis hylas varmona

450 Common Sailer Neptis sappho astola

451 Sullied Sailer Neptis soma soma

452 Clear Sailer Neptis clinia susruta

453 Yerburi's Sailer Neptis yerburi

454 Broad Banded Sailer Neptis sankara amba

455 Dingy Sailer Neptis pseudovikasi

456 Dingiest Sailer Neptis harita harita

457 Plain Sailer Neptis cartica cartica

458 Rich Sailer Neptis nashona nashona

459 Yellow Sailer Neptis ananta ochracea

460 Small Yellow Sailer Nepis miah miah

461 Variegated Sailer Neptis antilope alba

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Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim

SN Common Name Scientific Name

462 Pale Hockey Sick Sailer Neptis manasa manasa

463 Hockey Stick Sailer Neptis nycteus

464 Broad Stick Sailer Neptis narayana nana

465 Great Yellow Sailer Neptis radha radha

466 Pale Green Sailer Neptis zaida bhutanica

467 Yellow Jack Sailer Lassipa viraja viraja

468 Short Branded Sailer Phaedyma columella ophiana

469 Common Lascar Pantoporia hordonia hordonia

470 Orange Staff Sergeant Parathyma cama

471 Colour Sergeant Parahyma nefte inara

472 Blackvein Sergeant Parathyma ranga ranga

473 Sudded Sergeant Parahyma asura asura

474 Common Sergeant Parathyma perius

475 Staff sergeant Parathyma selenophora selenophora

476 Small Staff Sergeant Parahyma zeroca

477 Hill sergeant Parathyma opalina orientalis

478 Bhutan Sergeant Parathyma jina jina

479 Commander Moduza procris procris

480 Commodore Limenitis danava

481 Bicolour Commodore Limenitis zayla

482 Green Commodore Limenitis daraxa

483 White Commodore Limenitis dudu

484 Scarce White Commodore Limenitis zulema

485 Clipper Parhenos sylvia gambrisius

486 Knight Lebadea martha martha

487 Panther Neurosigma doubledayi doubledayi

488 Sergeant Major Abrota ganga ganga

489 Archduke Lexias khasiana

490 Grey Count Tanaecia lepidea lepidea

491 Common Earl Tanaecia julii appiades

492 Plain Earl Tanaecia jahnu jahnu

493 Powdered Baron Euthalia kesava arhat

494 Grey Baron Euthalia anosia saitapherne

495 Blue Baron Euthalia telchinia

496 Common Baron Euthalia aconthea suddhodhana

497 Streaked Baron Eurhelia jama jamida

498 Whie Edged Blue Baron Euhelia phemius

499 Gaudy Baron Euthalia lubentina indica

500 French Duke Euthalia franciae franciae

501 Blue Duchess Euthalia Duda

502 Blue Duke Euthalia durga durga

503 Bronze Duke Euthalia nara nara

504 Green Duke Euthalia sahadeva sahadeva

505 Grand Duke Euthalia iva

6% Baronet Symphaedra nais

507 Cruiser Vindula erota erota

508 Red Lacewing Cethosia biblis tisamena

509 Leopard Lacewing Cethosia cyane

510 Tawny Coster Acraea violae

511 Yellow Coster Pareba vesta

512 Glassy Tiger Parantica aglea melanoides

513 Chestnut Tiger Parantica sita sita

514 Chocolate Tiger Parantica melaneus platiniston

515 Blue Tiger Tirumala limniace leopardus

516 Dark Blue Tiger Tirumala septentrionis

517 Common Tiger Danaus genutia

518 Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus

519 Double Branded Crow Euploea sylvester hopei

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Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim

SN Common Name Scientific Name

520 Striped Blue Crow Euploea mulciber mulciber

521 Blue Spoted Crow Euploea midamus rogenhoferi

522 Blue King Crow Euploea klugii klugii

523 Magpie Crow Euploea radmanthus

524 Stripped Black Crow Euploea doubledayi

525 Large Branded Blue Crow Euploea algea deione

526 Common Crow Euploea core core

527 Common Beak Libythia lepita lepita

528 Club Beak Libythia myrrha myrrha

529 Branded Orange Owlet Bibasis oedipodea athena

530 Orange Owlet Bibasis jaina jaina

531 Plain Orange Owlet Bibasis anadi

532 Plain Orange Owlet Bibasis harisa harisa

533 Green Awlet Bibasis vasutana

534 Small Green Awlet Bibasis amara

535 Pale Green Awlet Bibasis gomata gomata

536 Pale Green Awlet Bibasis sena sena

537 Pale Green Awlet Hasora anura anura

538 White Banded Awl Hasora taminatus bhavara

539 Common Awl Hasora badra badra

540 Plain Banded Awl Hasora vitta indica

541 Brown Awl Badamia exclamationis

542 Branded Awlking Choaspes plateni stigmata

543 Indian Awlking Choaspes benjaminii japonica

544 Awlking Choaspes xanthopogon

545 Awlking Choaspes hemixanthus furcata

546 Lidderdale's Dawnfly Capila lidderdali

547 Pale Stripped Dawnfly Capila zennara

548 Stripped Dawnfly Capila jayadeva

549 Marbled Flat Lobocla liliana liliana

550 Bhutan Flat Celaenorrhinus flavocincta

551 Double Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus pyrrha

552 Double Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus ratna tytleri

553 Multispotted Flat Celaenorrhinus pulomaya pulomaya

554 Mussouri Pied Flat Celaenorrhinus pero lucifera

555 Pied Flat Celaenorrhinus morena

556 De Niceville's Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus plagifera

557 Moore's Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus sumitra

558 Large Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus patula

559 Common Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus leucocera

560 Common Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus pura putra

561 Himalayan Spoted Flat celaenorrhinus munda munda

562 Himalayan Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus munda maculicornis

563 Small Banded Flat Celaenorrhinus nigricans nigricans

564 Scarce Banded Flat Celaenorrhinus badia

565 Himalayan Yellow Flat Celaenorrhinus dhanada dhanada

566 Hairy Angle Darpa hanria

567 Zigzag Flat Odina decoratus

568 Fulvous Pied Flat Coladenia dan festa

569 Fulvous pied Flat Coladenia dan fatua

570 Fulvous Pied Flat Coladenia dan fabia

571 Tri Coloured Flat Coladenia indrani indrani

572 Brown Pied Flat Coladenia agni agni

573 Small Common Flat Sarangesa dasahara dasahara

574 Tytler,s Common Flat Satarupa zulla zulla

575 Large White Flat Satarupa gopala

576 Himalayan White Flat Seseria dohertyi dohertyi

577 SikkimWhite Flat Seseria sambara sambara

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Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim

SN Common Name Scientific Name

578 Olive Flat Chamunda chamunda

579 Whie Yellowbreast Flat Daimio sinica narada

580 Dusky YellowBreast Flat Daimio phisara phisara

581 Tagiades japetus ravi

582 Large Snow Flat Tagiiades gana athos

583 Large Snow Flat Tagiades parra gala

584 Water Snow Flat Tagiades litigiosa litigiosa

585 Spotted Snow Flat Tagiades menaka menaka

586 Flat Tagiades cohaerens cynhia

587 Yellow Flat Mooreana trichoneura pralaya

588 Tawny Angle Ctenoptilum vasava vasava

589 Chestnut Angle Odontoptilum angulata angulata

590 Spoted Angle Caprona agama agama

591 Indian Skipper Spialia galba

592 Carterocephalus avanti avanti

593 Forest Hopper Astictopterus jama olivascens

594 Atkinson's Bob Arnetta atkinsoni subradiatus

595 Tiger Hooper

596 Hedge Hooper Baracus viaus septentrionum

597 Blue Spoted Scrub Hopper Aeromachus kali

598 Veined Scrub Hopper Aeromachus stigmata stigmata

599 Grey Scrub Hopper Aeromachus jhora jhora

600 Tufted Ace Sebastonyma dolopia

601 Grahm's Ace Sovia grahami

602 Luca's Ace Sovia lucasii separata

603 Mussorie Bush Bob Pedesta masuriensis masuriensis

604 Brown Bush Bob Pedesta pandita

605 Northern Spotted Ace Thoressa astigmata cerata

606 Olive Ace Thoressa gupta gupta

607 Gharwal Ace Thoressa aina

608 Banded Ace Halpe zema zema

609 Plain Ace Halpe kumara

610 Kynvetti's Ace Halpe kynvetti

611 Sikkim Ace Halpe sikkima

612 Indian Ace Halpe homolea

613 Ace Halpe acruata

614 Ligh straw Ace Pithauria stramneipennis stramneipennis

615 Dark Straw Ace Pithauria murdava

616 Branded Straw Ace Pithauria marsena

617 Chestnut Bob Iambrix salsala salsala

618 Dark Velvet Bob Koruthaialos butleri

619 Stimula swinhoei swinhoei

620 Chocolate Demon Ancistroides nigria diocles

621 Common Banded Demon Notocrypta paraloysos asawa

622 Spotted Demon Notocrypta fiesthamelii alysos

623 Grass Demon Udaspes folus

624 Forest Bob Scobura cephala

625 Forest Bob Scobura isota

626 Grass Bob Suada swerga swerga

627 Indian Palm Bob Suastus gremius gremius

628 Ceylon Palm Bob Suastus minuta aditia

629 Wax Dart Cupitha purreea

630 Purple and Gold Flitter Zographeus satwa

631 Purple Spotted Flitter Zographetus ogygia ogygia

632 Tree Flitter Hyarotis adrastus praba

633 Spotted Yellow Lancer Plastingia noemi

634 Giant Redeye Gangara thyrsis thyrsis

635 Banded Redeye Gangara lebadea lebadea

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Total no. names of Butterflies in Sikkim

SN Common Name Scientific Name

636 Palm Redeye Erionata torus

637 Palm Redeye Erionata thrax thrax

638 Redeye Erionata acroleucus apex

639 Common Red Eye Matapa aria

640 Dark Banded Redeye Matapa druna

641 Grey Banded Redeye Matapa cresta

642 Black Veined Redeye Matapa sasivarna

643 Purple Redeye Matapa purpurascens

644 Spotted Redeye Pudicitia pholus

645 Green Striped Palmer Piradana hyela major

646 NonSuch Palmer Cyrina cyrina cyrina

647 Sub Hyaline Darter Ochlodes subhyalina pasca

648 Assam Darter Ochlodes siva siva

649 Himalayan Dark Dart Taractrocera danna

650 Common Grass Dart Taractrocera maevius sagara

651 Common Dartlet Oriens goloides

652 Common Dartlet Oriens gola pseudolus

653 Branded Dart Potanthus rectifasciata

654 Common Dart Potanthus pallida

655 Common Dart Potanthus pseudomaesa clio

656 Common Dart Potanthus sita

657 Chienese Dart Potanthus confucius dushta

658 Sikkim Dart Potanthus mara mara

659 Dart Potanthus nesta nesta

660 Dart Potanthus pava pava

661 Palm Dart Telicoa colon colon

662 Dark Palm Dart Telicota linna linna

663 Dark Palm Dart Telicota ancilla bambusae

664 Dark Palm Dart Telicota ohara jix

665 Plain Palm Dart Cephrenes chrysozona oceanica

666 Straigh Swift parnara guttatus mangala

667 Straight Swift Parnara naso bada

668 Rice Swift Borbo cinnara

669 Beavan's Swift Borbo bevani

670 Large Branded Swift Pleopidas sinensis

671 Small Branded Swift Pleopidas agna agna

672 Small Branded Swift Pleopidas thrax masta

673 Large Branded Swift Pleopidas subochracea subochracea

674 Small Branded Swift Pleopidas mathias mathias

675 Great Swift Pleopidas assamensis

676 Swift Polytremis lubricans lubricans

677 Himalayan Swift Polytremis discreta discreta

678 Yellow Spot Swift Polytremis eltola eltola

679 Paintbrush Swift Baoris farri farri

680 Swift Baoris pencillaa unicolor

681 Figure of 8 Swift Baoris pagana

682 Yellow Fringed Swift Caltoris aurociliata

683 Austen's Swift Calotris cahira austeni

684 Swift Caltoris confusa

685 Blank Swift Caltoris kumara moorei

686 Purple Swift Caltoris tulsi tulsi

687 Tufted Swift Caltoris plebeia

688 Caltoris philippina philippina

689 Common Wight Iton semamora

Data Source: Forests, Environment, Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim